Rating, risk mitigation, and yield improvements

There are various technical reasons why a PV power plant can underperform or completely fail. In such cases, the investors are first in line to suffer financially from underperforming assets. In some cases, writes Thomas Sauer, head of renewable energy consultancy Exxergy, technical performance deteriorations are so severe that even the debt funders are negatively affected, to the extent that significant parts of loan and interest payments can no longer be serviced.

Issue 05-2019

Thomas C. Sauer heads the EXXERGY Group, a consulting firm that focuses on renewable energies and specialty chemicals sectors. Prior to EXXERGY, Sauer held positions as CEO at IBC Solar AG and as Executive Vice President Advanced Materials at Schott AG. Sauer is the convenor of WG 004 and WG 404 at IECRE.

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